CE5601 GEOTECHNICAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
| Course Code: | 5625601 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Civil Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. KEMAL ÖNDER ÇETİN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to familiarize the students to the field of geotechnical earthquake engineering. Discussions will focus on describing seismic hazard and developing methods for seismic analysis and design. Available seismic design codes and fundamentals of dynamic soil response will be reviewed. In addition, methods for soil liquefaction initiation and liquefaction-induced ground deformation predictions will be discussed. Seismic performance of level sites as well as slopes will be investigated.
Course Content
A brief review of seismicity, fault-rupture mechanisms, and fundamentals of vibrations. Discussion of attenuation relationships, design motions and influence of soil behavior on ground shaking characteristics. Methods of analyzing seismic site response. Soil liquefaction phenomena and methods to predict seismic coil liquefaction initiation. Use of in- situ index tests in the estimation of seismic liquefaction risk. Seismic performance of slopes and earth structures and soil-structure interaction effects.